Crystals of Kindness are the awards of Kaunas City Mayor. It is a symbolic crystal of glass with the blazon of the city in a red insert (author - E. Unguraitis).
The Crystal of Kindness (earlier called Brick of Kindness) is an exceptional award granted to a person for good deeds to the society only once in a lifetime. Neither politicians nor officers may receive it. Candidates to the award are offered by the City Mayor, townspeople, public organisations. Awards are granted in the Town Hall of Kaunas.
Crystals of Kindness have been awarded to the following professional Kaunas artists:
Year 2014
Rimgaudas Bulota – member of the board of male choir Perkūnas, 1st tenor
Petras Klimantavičius – singer of male choir Perkūnas, bass
Dalia Jatautaitė – head of Kaunas Religious Music Centre
Year 2013
Kazimieras Garšva – head of Names Division of the Lithuanian Language Institute, linguist
Algirdas Liepinaitos – folk artist
Daiva Nevardauskienė – librarian
Pijus Bernotas – president of male choir Perkūnas
Year 2012
Virginija Vitkienė – art critic, art director of Kaunas Biennial
Vytautas Stasys Lagunavičius – artist
Year 2011
Marijus Gvildys – florist, organiser of international festival Land Art
Alfonsas Pakėnas – poet
Year 2010
Aidas Augustis – artist, art teacher of Kaunas Sargėnai Secondary School
Rolandas Daugėla – conductor, head of chamber choir Cantate Domino
Dalia Draugelienė – secretary of Kaunas Branch of Artists’ Association
Audronė Eitmanavičiūtė – pianist, concertmaster, music teacher
Romaldas Misiukevičius – conductor, art director of Kaunas male choir Perkūnas, teacher
Modestas Pitrėnas – choir and orchestra conductor
Year 2009 (Mayor Andrius Kupčinskas)
Rolandas Daugėla – choir conductor, teacher.
Audronė Eitmanavičiūtė – pianist, concertmaster.
Romaldas Misiukevičius – choir conductor, teacher.
Modestas Pitrėnas – choir and orchestra conductor.
Monika Vilčinskienė – designer.
Year 2008 (Mayor Andrius Kupčinskas)
Aldona Ruseckaitė – writer
Egidijus Stancikas – actor
Jolanta Šmidtienė – textile artist
Year 2004 (Mayor Arvydas Garbaravičius)
Stasė Ivanauskaitė and Algis Kybartas – actors, heads of the children and youth theatre Vilkolakis
Year 2003 (Mayor Arvydas Garbaravičius)
Karalius Audrys – architect
Keturakis Robertas – poet
Masiulis Algimantas – actor
Varnaitė Regina – actress
Year 2002 (Mayor Giedrius Donatas Ašmys)
Kuprevičius Giedrius – composer
Kazragytė Doloresa – actress
Žiupsnytė Albina – painter
Žekienė Elena – actress
Year 2001 (Mayor Erikas Tamašauskas)
Krėpšta Justinas – director of the Philharmonic and Pažaislis Festival
Macijauskas Aleksandras – art photographer
Venslovas Petras – actor
